Fast and furious in Eastern Europe
Our schedule has accelerated a little bit because some trains weren’t available on the days we wanted, but flexibility is the key!
Last night in Riga, Latvia we had an opportunity to take in Romeo and Juliet at the National Opera. It was a stunning ballet performance and it has whetted my appetite for more European shows. We also made our way up to the top of St. Peter’s church for a bird’s eye viwe of the city and then wandered to the Art Nouveau district to see some of the wacky architecture from that period. After enjoying a beautiful morning tea and coffee at the centre square in Riga, we dashed off to the bus station to make our way to Vilnius, Lithuania.
Upon arriving in Vilnius, we had read that there was a secret tile in front of the cathedral in town upon which you could spin clockwise and make a wish. We found it and made our wishes, but sadly our eggs which we have been carrying around did not turn to gold, though there was a nice golden sheen to the yolk. Perhaps we weren’t specific enough.
We saw a poster for a Lithuanian performance of Sweeney Todd and we were pretty pumped to go see it, but upon arriving at the box office, we were told all the tickets were sold out. We ended the evening with some traditional Lithuanian food. I had “bowels stuffed with potato – similar to ‘hagis’” and Nat had potato pancakes with tomato and zucchini. The Lithuanians are quite proud of their beer and rightly so – it tastes pretty great. The beer here is served in either 30 cl or 50 cl portions.
Tomorrow morning, a bike tour of Vilnius and then off to Krakow, Poland!
